Comments on: Poor women being detained at Pumwani Maternity Hospital

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:07:12 +0000

If the government is really looking at reduced cost of hospital bills, and fund for women, why not sent fund for women who cannot be able to raise funds for their delivery services, furthermore some are just dumped by their irresponsible men in hospital never to come back to clear bills.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:37:36 +0000

How does detaining the women and mistreating them add value to the hospital? I don’t think any sane woman want to stay in hospital after the birth experience, they just don’t have a choice and the hospital administration is being insensitive. The ministry concerned should be alerted,

By: proudkikuyuwoman

proudkikuyuwoman — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:20:25 +0000

One of those sad situations where the client is financially challenged-I hate ‘the poor’ label coz it conjures images of utter helplessness- therefore subject to humiliation yet the hospital, like any institution, needs money to run so clearly someone has to pay for the services, however poor they (services)may be. Clearly makes no sense to detain the women juu it’s a cost to the hospital to keep them there. At the risk of institutionalizing economic segregation and preferential treatment, maybe Pumwani could create a private wing if they don’t have one already and use the massive profits to the costs incurred by, well, the poor women.

By: 31337

31337 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:18:20 +0000

huh?a very sad situation. it is a public health institution right? i thought they had cleaned up their act after their last debut in the media about the same issue, do they have to wait for another news expose to get the minister for health up there to help the poor mothers? humanity. lack of.

By: Ory Okolloh

Ory Okolloh — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:37:05 +0000

Not to mention their bills keep adding up each day they are in hospital.

By: acolyte

acolyte — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:11:02 +0000

I think in some ways this is foolish because those women are occupying beds that could be used to treat other women. People should be asked to pay what they can then and maybe pay the rest off or something. If they are detained they cant even work to make the money to pay for what they owe.
We need change in Pumwani real fast!